Isa Garcia

Isa Garcia is an advocate, teacher, writer and everyday girl. She is the co-founder of a mentorship program and woman empowerment group called Better Story. Isa believes in the beauty of social good, empathy and grace. She is 27 and resides in Manila. Philippines.

The truth is this: I’ve always been a bit terrified of sadness. Somewhere along the way I bought into the happiness myth — that anything less than joy meant I was doing life wrong. But if I look back on the last ten years of my life, if I search my core memories, it seems all too obvious that sadness has a place in the world.